News: PFT: Federal judge reinstates Ezekiel Elliott suspension

jamesdojr

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Federal judge reinstates Ezekiel Elliott suspension

The on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again Ezekiel Elliott suspension is . . . ON.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla has denied Elliott’s motion for preliminary injunction. It means that Elliott’s suspension is back on. For now.

Elliott’s camp will appeal. However, until he can get the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to rule, he will miss tim

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/10/30/federal-judge-reinstates-ezekiel-elliott-suspension/

On what basis are all these judges basing these reinstatement on? I don't get it. What are they seeing that we are not?
 

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Well, I know that Zeke has SCOTUS as a last ditch, and 24 hours to appeal. That's what I know.
He is not at the SCOTUS level yet. He still have that 2nd District Court of Appeals to go through. Word is he has 24 hours to appeal to them, so we should expect it sometime today.
 

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The NFL can and should be able to punish anyone who breaks the rules of the game. That is not a legal matter, but a matter of maintaining the integrity of your sport.

The domestic violence accusation against Elliott is a legal matter. By suspending him for it without due process, which is what the league is being allowed to do, they are sentencing him to be recognized as a woman beater in addition to any monetary loss that comes from that. This is not a power that should be given to any employer.

Imagine if your boss told you your pay was going to be docked because you've been accused of sexual harassment even though the person who investigated the claim said that the person accusing you of sexual harassment was not reliable and recommended that your company not punish you.

This is a poor precedent to set and strongly favors big business being able to do what it wants. Yes, the NFLPA gave them this power, but the courts can and should decide how far that power goes. When it goes as far as convicting an "innocent" man of a crime, then it's gone too far.
The NFL haven’t convicted him of a crime only violation of the Personal Conduct Policy.

The Policy which was agreed upon is the core issue.
 

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NFL and the corrupt judge probably thinks they have the upper hand considering the #metoo movement also...
 
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He is not at the SCOTUS level yet. He still have that 2nd District Court of Appeals to go through. Word is he has 24 hours to appeal to them, so we should expect it sometime today.

Lawyer here. The chances of Zeke winning an appeal of a TRO denial are exceedingly small. Same with an allegation of conflict of interest by judge. We all need to accept that this is likely over for Zeke and us. Unlike the Brady case, where the trial judge ruled in Brady's favor on the TRO and the merits of the lawsuit, the judge here has ruled against Zeke on the TRO and essentially already said that she will rule against Zeke on the merits. This is over.
 
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This team will still finish 9-7 or 10-6 at worst.

Let's not forget we have a very good OL with a QB and passing game that can get big chunks or small chunks like running plays. I think the playoffs are still very very much in play.
 

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Lawyer here. The chances of Zeke winning an appeal of a TRO denial are exceedingly small. Same with an allegation of conflict of interest by judge. We all need to accept that this is likely over for Zeke and us. Unlike the Brady case, where the trial judge rules in Brady's favor on the TRO and the merits of the lawsuit, the judge here has ruled against Zeke on the TRO and essentially already said that she will rule against Zeke on the merits. This is over.

She was probably the only Judge that would have come to that conclusion.
 

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After reading a little about the judge...how she came to her position...I'm not surprised.

Justice is often bought and sold in this country and the league has deep pockets.
I just did some of that reading. Wow. Corruption seems likely. The NFL going overboard to get this court involved makes prefect sense.

Some parts of capitalism are not great.
 

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I’m really not sure if that is true. Everything that I read from fans (besides Cowboys fans) is that he is a woman beater and should be punished. You are guilty as long as they say you are.
Which is how just about everyone outside NE talked about Tom Brady.

Show me 1 team getting screwed over by the league and I'll show you 31 teams who don't give a damn - or actually approve.
 

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How is this not at least minimally a conflict of interest?
Because he's not working on the case? Because his firm is well-known and popular, which means it probably has legal tentacles in many different cases?
Because his wife made the ruling and not him?
 

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She was probably the only Judge that would have come to that conclusion.

I doubt that. I have a buddy who is a labor law attorney. He has been telling me since this began that Zeke's chances of prevailing were slim and none.
 

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And she didn't recuse herself. ..hmmm
 
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